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Ministry of Communications
Office of Controller of Communications, Maharashtra & Goa organizes Padyatra and Cleanliness Drive at Juhu Beach, Mumbai
Padyatra and Cleanliness Drive in view of the Vigilance Awareness Week 2021 and Azadi ka Amrit Mahaotsav
Independent India @ 75: Self Reliance with Integrity is theme of Vigilance Awareness Week 2021
Mumbai : 28 October 2021
In view of the Vigilance Awareness Week 2021 and Azadi ka Amrit Mahaotsav, the Office of Controller of Communications, Maharashtra & Goa, Ministry of Communications, Government of India organized a Padyatra and Cleanliness Drive at Juhu Beach in Mumbai today. All the officials of the Controller’s office along with the representatives from Telecom Service Providers  participated in the Awareness initiative.
The Padyatra was flagged off by Shri Anil Prataprao Salunke, Controller  from Juhu Telecom Complex at 4.30 PM in presence of Shri Sathish Kumar, Joint Controller and Shri Gaurav Raut, Deputy Controller. Padyatra went on as per the designated route following all protocol of COVID-19. During the Padyatra, the officials displayed various slogans, messages and pictures creating awareness on Vigilance, Telecom Consumer protection and Cyber security.
The Padyatra culminated at Juhu beach and all participants took Integrity Pledge highlighting the need to work together for a Vigilant India. Shri Anil Prataprao Salunke, Controller  addressed the participants and conveyed the message of maintaining highest standards of honesty & integrity and need to create Consumer awareness on Cyber security in this digital era.
Subsequently, the officials enthusiastically participated in the Cleanliness Drive at Juhu Beach and conveyed the message of Swacch Bharat and Independent India @ 75: Self Reliance with Integrity, which is theme of Vigilance Awareness Week 2021. The general public also actively supported the officials and engaged in the Cleanliness drive.
The Padyatra & Cleanliness drive was able to create a positive atmosphere among all the participants and achieved the aim of creating awareness on important matters like Vigilance and Telecom consumer awareness with the help of the staff of CCA , TSPs and necessary support from Mumbai Police and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM lauds significant decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has lauded the significant decline in the Maternal Mortality Ratio from 130 per lakh live births in 2014-16 to 97 per lakh live births in 2018-20. The Prime Minister emphasised that all aspects relating to women's empowerment remain very strong.
Quoting a tweet by Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“A very encouraging trend. Happy to see this change. Our emphasis on furthering all aspects relating to women empowerment remains very strong.”
Special Service and Features
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to visit Thiruvananthapuram tomorrow
Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman will visit Thiruvananthapuram tomorrow for a one day visit. The minister will inaugurate the Balarampuram Handloom Producer Company Ltd and Common Facility and Training Centre at Ramya auditorium, Pallichal , Thiruvananthapuram at 2 PM. Minister of State for External Affairs Shri V Muraleedharan will deliver Keynote address. Balarampuram Handloom Producer Company Ltd is the first handloom producer company in state.It aims to give a boost to the handloom sector in Balaramapuram by exploring market opportunities. Smt. Nirmala Sithraman will also deliver the P Parameswaran memorial lecture at Srimulam Club, Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram at 4 PM. Union Minister of State Shri V Muraleedharan will also attend the programme.
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Col Rajyavardhan Rathore to attend World Youth Forum at Sharam El Shiekh, Egypt
The Minister of State  Youth Affairs and Sports Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore has left to attend World Youth Forum, scheduled to be held at Sharam El Shiekh, Egypt. Col Rathore has been deputed on behalf of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to represent the country at the Forum.
The five-day forum will be inaugurated by the President of Egypt Mr Abdelfateh El Sisi tomorrow. The Summit segment is expected to be attended by the Heads of State/Government, Ministers of youth from 14 countries and Representatives of UN, Arab League and African Union. The Forum aims to provide a platform to the youth from all over the globe to engage with the key global policy makers.
The forum will cover role of youth in business and innovation, challenges and making of future leaders, gender equity and women empowerment among other things.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Joint Statement of 18th India-Australia Joint Ministerial Commission 
India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, and Australia’s Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Hon Don Farrell, met yesterday to discuss next steps for further enhancing the bilateral economic relationship.
Ministers discussed implementation of the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement , negotiations for the India-Australia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement  and further developing two-way investment. Ministers also discussed engagement in the G20, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework  and the World Trade Organization .
The Ministers noted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese look forward to swift progress in negotiations and for an early conclusion of an ambitious Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement , which will build on the foundation laid by the ECTA, including new areas of trade, investment and cooperation. CECA will create new employment opportunities, raise living standards and improve the general welfare in both countries. Ministers look forward to concluding CECA as soon as possible, are pleased with the progress resolving various bilateral technical market access issues and look forward to continuing engagement.
Ministers highlighted the importance of a smooth and timely clean energy transition as both countries work towards achieving their respective net zero goals. Ministers noted the complementary nature of Australia and India’s economies and committed to further enhancing economic, technology, and trade and investment cooperation to get to net zero emissions.
Minister Farrell reiterated Australia’s strong support for India’s G20 Presidency. Ministers agreed that the G20 needs to help the world navigate a pathway back to strong, sustainable and inclusive growth, including accelerating progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Ministers agreed that Australia and India share high ambition for the IPEF, as evidenced at the special round of IPEF negotiations in New Delhi, and would continue to work together though IPEF on areas of mutual interest, including the clean economy and resilient supply chains.
Ministers reaffirmed the importance of the multilateral trading system, with the WTO at its core. They agreed to build on the success of the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva and reaffirmed their commitment towards improving WTO functions and having a fully functioning dispute settlement system by 2024. They agreed to work towards a productive engagement in the run up to the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference to be held in Abu Dhabi in 2024.
Ministers acknowledged that Australia and India are important trading partners. India-Australia bilateral trade exceeded US$31 billion last financial year. Both agreed that given the trade complementarities between the two countries, there is considerable potential for significantly enhancing bilateral trade within the next 5 years.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Ministry of External Affairs are co-hosting special ‘Millet Luncheon’ for High Commissioners/Ambassadors to India
Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister to share the vision for successful celebration of IYOM 2023
As a pre-launch to India’s year-long grand celebration of ‘International Year of Millets  2023’, the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare  and the Ministry of External Affairs  is hosting a special ‘millet luncheon’ with the Ambassadors/High Commissioners of different countries appointed to India, in New Delhi tomorrow.
With the aim to generate mass awareness, increase production, productivity and strengthen the Millet value-chain towards enhanced Millet consumption, accepting Government of India’s proposal, the United Nations General Assembly  declared the year 2023 as the International Year of Millets . Government of India is at the forefront to celebrate IYOM 2023 in a grand manner as per the vision of the Prime Minister of India, by making it a ‘Peoples’ Movement’.
High Commissioners/Ambassadors to India from more than 60 countries are expected to attend the official luncheon to be organized on Thursday. The key objective of the luncheon is to spread awareness about Indian millets and engage with other nations for a successful and impactful global celebration of IYOM 2023.
Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Agriculture Minister and Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister will share the vision of the Government for successful celebration of IYOM 2023.
A video showcasing the miraculous impact of Millets on consumers, farmers and the mother earth will be shown at the beginning to make the delegates walk through a visual journey of the ‘Super grain’.
The lunch to be served will include an elaborate curated Millet spread to highlight the diversity of Indian Millets & variety of Millet cuisines. Alongside the millet culinary experience and formal interaction, around 30 Millet based Indian start-ups will participate in an exhibition at the event venue to showcase various food products, including ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook millet items.
The GoI has kick-started the pre-launch celebration in a big way and has planned a total of twenty-three international events through APEDA & MEA. The international events will encourage multi-stakeholder collaboration and include B2B, B2G and G2G interactions, showcasing of millet based value-added products. Indian diaspora, Indian embassies, Chefs, Media and community at large will play crucial roles to promote millets and IYOM 2023.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
To facilitate elderly, persons with disabilities, and others, Centre directs States/UT’s for special dispensation to beneficiaries
As per provisions of National Food Security Act, 2013 the entitlements of the persons belonging to the eligible households at subsidized prices shall extend upto seventy five percent of the rural population and up to fifty percent of the urban population. This Department is allocating food grains to States/UTs for distribution through the Targeted Public Distribution System  to around 80 crore beneficiaries/households covered under NFSA under the two categories  Antyodaya Anna Yojanna  and  Priority Households .
Keeping in view that some of the beneficiaries may experience difficulty in getting their entitled food grains because of their inability to visit the Fair Price Shop  themselves for reasons such as old age , physical disability etc., this department has issued advisory in February, 2018 to all the States/UTs including Chattisgarh for special dispensation to such beneficiaries through any of the two approaches:-
 Home delivery of the entitled quota of food grains;
 Delivery through authorized nominees of such beneficiaries.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ms.Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
Ministry of Culture
Shri Prahalad Singh Patel takes charge as the Minister of State  of the Ministry of Culture
Shri Prahalad Singh Patel assumed charge as the Minister of State  of Ministry of Culture, Government of India in New Delhi today.
The five-time MP, Shri Prahalad Singh Patel represents Damoh Lok Sabha Constituency in Madhya Pradesh. He has previously been member of many Parliamentary Committees in the 16th Lok Sabha. The 59 year old Minister takes interest in a wide range of social and cultural activities including preservation of Indian culture, development of rural areas, farmers’ welfare and promotion of sports.
Addressing media persons, soon after taking charge, the Minister said “Under the visionary leadership and guidance of our Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, I am sure my Ministry will work to build a ‘New India’ by actively investing in strengthening our cultural roots and preserving civilizational continuity.”
Further details about the Minister are available at the link given below:
http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=306
Special Service and Features
Postal Adalat on March 17
Thiruvananthapuram 28 February 2023
The Chief Postmaster General, Kerala Circle has informed that a Postal Pension Adalat will be held on 17.03.2023 for the Postal Pensioners/Family Pensioners drawing pension through Post Offices/Banks across Kerala. The Adalat will be conducted through video conferencing. Those who wish to address their grievances before the Pension Adalat may send their grievances duly signed and scanned with self attested documents through e-mail, superscribed “POSTAL PENSION ADALAT
MARCH 2023” on or before 09 March 2023. Grievances in the Southern Region should be sent to aoco.keralapost[at]gmail[dot]com, the Central Region grievences to aocr.keralapost[at]gmail[dot]com and the North Region to sraonr.keralapost[at]gmail[dot]com.
Ministry of Steel
Workshop on Industry 4.0 organized at DSP
Kolkata; November 23, 2021
The first of the series of six workshops planned by Core committee of Industry 4.0 of Durgapur Steel Plant was held at CHRD, DSP on November 22, 2021. The workshop aimed at familiarising and sensitizing DSP collective on the merits of Industry 4.0 and related activities undertaken in DSP along with highlighting latest trends and developments on usage of Industry 4.0 platform in various steel producers and its sister units. The workshop saw participation of team members of the Core Committee of Industry 4.0 and executives from RMHP & COCC department including senior officials and CGMs from various areas. The workshop started with the inauguration of the Industry 4.0 Dashboard easily accessible to all on DSP intranet and presentation of valuable views and ideas shared by Shri BP Singh, Executive Director  in the workshop. Appreciating efforts for organizing the Workshop, ED  Shri BP Singh reiterated the necessity for adopting various tools of Industry 4.0 for digitizing different operational and maintenance processe and improving the asset life throughout the plant in the present context of a highly competitive market for Steel Industry. He further emphasized on the usage of predictive and prescriptive maintenance obtained from advanced analytics, big data analysis and artificial Intelligence.
Special Service and Features
“NCC OCEANIC ADVENTURE” FLAGGED OFF BY LT GOVERNOR OF PUDUCHERRY DR. TAMILISAI SOUNDARARAJAN
• 35 Boy and 25 Girl NCC Cadets participate in the 11 days Ocean Sailing Expedition
• A 27 year old specially abled youth, Sriram Srinivas from Chennai is also attempting 10km open sea swimming from Cuddalore to Puducherry today during the expedition.
Hon’ble Lt Governor of Puducherry Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan flagged off the National Cadet Corps  Oceanic Adventure called as ‘Samudra Gaman’  from Thengaithittu Fishing Harbour, Puducherry today.
35 Boys and 25 Girl NCC Cadets are participating in the Ocean Sailing Expedition from 06 June 2022 to 16 June 2022; over 11 days, under the aegis of the NCC Group Headquarters, Puducherry. The expedition destined to Karaikal through Cuddalore, Parangipettai and Poompuhar and returns to Puducherry on the same route covering the total distance of 302 km in 11 days. Sailing is undertaken in the 27 foot long non-motorised boat, called DK Whaler.
Ocean Sailing Expedition held annually under the aegis of the NCC Directorate of Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar in Chennai. The expedition team also includes three Naval Officers, three Associate NCC Officers and nine Permanent Instructors from NCC Naval Units. The cadets underwent extensive training in rowing and sailing techniques before starting the journey. During the expedition, the team would undertake social service activities such as Anti-Plastic Awareness Drives, Blood Donation Camp, Coastal Cleanup, Tree Plantation, Blood Donation and adventurous activities like Kayaking and Scuba Diving.
A 27 year old specially abled youth, Sriram Srinivas son from Chennai is also attempting 10km open sea swimming from Cuddalore to Puducherry today during the expedition.(
Prime Minister's Office
PM interacts with Beneficiaries and Vaccinators of Covid vaccination drive in Varanasi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi interacted with Beneficiaries and Vaccinators of Covid vaccination drive in Varanasi today through video conference.
The Prime Minister greeted the people of Varanasi , all the doctors associated in this programme, Medical Staff, Para-Medical Staff, sanitation workers in hospitals and everyone associated with Corona Vaccine. He lamented his inability to be with the people on the occasion due to COVID. He said that the world's largest vaccination program is going on in our country today. He informed that in its first two phases, 30 crore countrymen are being vaccinated. He said today the country is having the willpower to make its own vaccine. Today the efforts have been made for vaccines to reach every corner of the country at a rapid pace. Today India is completely self-reliant on this biggest need of the world and India is also helping many countries.
The Prime Minister noted the change in medical infrastructure in Varanasi and surrounding areas in the last six years, which has helped the entire Purvanchal in the Corona times. He also noted that now Varanasi is showing the same speed for vaccination.More than 20 thousand health professionals will be vaccinated in Varanasi . For this, 15 vaccination centers have been set up. The Prime Minister also complimented the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and his colleagues for the arrangements.
He said that the purpose of today’s interaction is to enquire about the arrangements and issues if any about the vaccination drive. He talked to the people involved in the vaccination drive. He expressed the hope that feedback from Varanasi will help in understanding the situation elsewhere also.
The Prime Minister interacted with matron, ANM workers, Doctors and lab technicians. The Prime Minister conveyed the country's gratitude to them. The Prime Minister also appreciated scientists for their monk-like dedication.The Prime Minister also mentioned that the country was better prepared to face the pandemic due to steps taken in Swachata abhiyan that had created a culture of cleanliness. The Prime Minister complemented Corona warriors for their authentic communication about the pandemic and vaccination.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
67.72 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
42,618 new cases in the last 24 hours
Active cases account for 1.23% of total cases
India's Active caseload stands at 4,05,681
Recovery Rate currently at 97.43%
36,385 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,21,00,001
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 71 days
Daily positivity rate reported to be 2.50%
52.82 cr Total Tests conducted so far
Ministry of Labour & Employment
EPFO adds 12.83 lakh net subscribers in the month of June, 2021
Nearly 48 percent of total net additions in the age group of 18-25 years.
The provisional payroll data of EPFO released on 20th August, 2021, highlights a growing trend with 12.83 lakh net payroll additions during the month of June, 2021. With respect to payroll data, the impact of second wave of COVID-19 pandemic waned during June 2021, leading to tremendous growth in net payroll additions as compared to April and May 2021. Month-on-month analysis reveals an increase of 5.09 lakh additions in net subscribers during June, 2021 as compared to the previous month of May, 2021.
Of the total 12.83 lakh net subscribers added during the month, around 8.11 lakh new members have come under the social security coverage of Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme for the first time. During the month, around 4.73 lakh net subscribers exited but rejoined EPFO by changing jobs within the establishments covered by EPFO. This shows that majority of subscribers opted to continue their membership with EPFO, using transferring of funds from previous job to the current PF account rather than applying for final withdrawal of their PF accumulations.
Regarding age-wise comparison of payroll data, the age-group of 18-25 years has registered highest number of net enrolments with around 6.15 lakh additions, which is 47.89% of total net additions during the month of June, 2021. This is followed by age group of 29-35 with around 2.55 lakh net payroll addition. Age-wise payroll data indicates that many first time job seekers are joining organised sector workforce in large numbers.
Gender-wise analysis indicates that net female addition during the month stood at 2.56 lakh, which is around 0.79 lakh more than those added during May 2021.
State-wise comparison of payroll shows that states of Maharashtra, Haryana, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are still at the forefront of payroll addition with addition of approximately 7.78 lakh subscribers during the month. This is around 60.61% of total net payroll addition across all age groups.
Industry-wise payroll data indicates that ‘expert services’ category  constitutes 41.84% of total subscribers addition during the month. In addition, month-on-month growing trend in net subscription has been noticed for industries like trading-commercial establishments, engineering products, building & construction, textiles, garment making, hospitals and financing establishments.
The payroll data is provisional since the data generation is a continuous exercise as updation of employee record is a continuous process. The previous data hence gets updated every month. From May-2018, EPFO has been releasing payroll data covering the period September 2017 onwards.
EPFO provides provident fund, pension benefits to the members on their retirement and family pension & insurance benefits to their families in case of untimely death of the member. EPFO is country’s principal organization responsible for providing social security benefits to the organized/semi-organized sector workforce covered under the statute of EPF & MP Act, 1952.